Garment hanger



June 1, 1965 A. c. PATCH GARMENT HANGER Filed June 21, 196s m9 m@ m2 @PNS v n@ om Q om o? NN Q JNVENTOR. ALBERT C. PATCH United States Patent O 3,l86,609 GARE/ENT HANGER Albert C. Patch, Town House, Apt. 72l, Topeka, Kans. Filed .lune 2l, 1963, Ser. No. 289,567 2 Claims. (Cl. 223-88) This invention relates to garment'hangers and more particularly it is an object of this invention to provide a hanger versatile in its use for more electively support- Still another object is to provide an upper area back support as described which is removable so that groups of such hangers can be shipped and stored in a minimum of space while lying against each other.

A further object is to provide a hanger of the lower cross bar type which further has inwardly extending arms disposed below the cross bar at outer ends thereof for the purpose of cooperation with the cross bar in retaining folded pants effectively on the hanger to eliminate the common nuisance of pants weighted with billfold, coins, keys, and the like, from slipping ofI of a hanger and falling on a closet door. Although pants hangers of various clamp types have long been available, yet it is a particular object to provide adequate pants support with a hanger of much lesser cost than those and in which the pants supporting portions of the hanger operate without costly moving parts and without the frustration of the accidental separation or breakage that attends the operation of moving parts.

A further object is to provide a hanger as described on and from which pants can be rapidly placed and removed.

Yet another object is to provide a hanger having inwardly extending arms as described in which pegs are provided extending upwardly from the upper side of the cross bar and above such arms, whereby the pegs tend to engage pants portions which are folded across the cross bar in order to prevent excessive sliding of the pants whereby supported pants are prevented from coming out of the spaces between the arms and the cross bar.

Still another object is to provide pegs as described having the additional function that they are adapted to support garments and articles of various types and can, for example, be used for the reception of shoulder straps therearound it, being possible to store on the same hanger both pants and a shoulder strap garment, if desired, and

Bidhg Patented June 1, 1965,

Other and further objects and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following detailed description, drawings and claims, the scope of the invention not being limited to the drawings themselves as the drawings are only for the purpose of illustrating a method of which the principles of this invention can be applied.

Other embodiments of the invention utilizing the same or equivalent principles may be used and structural changes may be made as desired by those skilled in the art without departing from the present invention and the purview of the appended claims.

In the drawings:

FIGURE l is a side elevation of the 'hanger of this invention, with its back support in a supporting position.

FIGURE 2 is an end view of the hanger in FIGURE 1 as seen from the left, a coat being shown thereon in dotted lines.

FIGURE 3 is a top plan view of the hanger of FIG- URE l. v

FIGURE 4 is a sectional View as seen along the line 4 4 of FIGURE l and showing a portion of a pair of pants shown in position on the hanger.

The hanger of this invention is generally indicated at l@ and has a first or upper member generally indicated at 12 having upper surfaces 14 and 16 of oppositely inclined bilateral portions i8 and 2li respectively.

The surfaces ld and lo are themselves oppositely inclined with respect to each other and are inclined with respect to the vertical and the horizontal in a conventional rnanner. A hook Sil extends upwardly from the irrt member in a position centrally disposed between its en s. Y The hanger has a garment back support made of a single layer of material generally indicated at 4t) disposed in a use position extending outwardly from one side of the hanger as best seen in FIGURE 2. The support d@ has an outer convex surface 5d for engaging the upper back area 54 of a garment 60 shown in dotted lines in FIGURE 2 at times when the garment is disposed on the hanger.

The said back support 40 further has an attachment means fixing it to a respective side of the hanger, such attachment means being generally indicated at '70 in FIGURE 2 and preferably being formed integrally with the support 40 and has two attachment members 72 each of which are substantially U-shaped, or to be more exact, of inverted U-shape, having open under sides providing recesses 74, Vand each having one side 7o attached to that side of the garment support 40 which is disposed A adjacent the hanger upper or iirst member 12. The atin addition thereto on the same hanger, a suit coat l can be supported.

Still another object is to provide a hanger as described, the inwardly extending arm portions of which have upper surfaces, the majority of the length of which are substantially straight and horizontal for the support of pants with a minimum of wrinkling, the only exception to the straightness of the 'upper surface of the arms being upwardly extending inner ends which are adapted to engage the pants to retain them from sliding along the cross bar of the hanger so that they do not slip out of slots above the arms.

Still another object is to yprovide the said inwardly extending arms with turned-up inner ends for the better hanging of dresses or garments without sleeves or wider shoulder strap garments, as these up-turned ends prevent such garments from falling o.

tachment members 72 are secured to outer extremities of support 4d in spaced relationship to each other with the convex surface 5t) extending outwardly and downwardly to one side of members 72, as viewed in FIG- URE 2, and when support 4t) is attached on upper member l2 by members '72, no portions of convex surface 5@ will rise above the upper surfaces 14 and 16 of upper member l2. The U-shaped members are disposed one on each side of the coat or garment back support 40 and the U-shaped members 72 can have their recesses 74, best described as slots or openings, extending therethrough from side to side thereof whereby each U-shaped member 72 can be detachably hooked down onto the top of respective surfaces lll and 16 of the upper hanger member 12, the oppositely inclined bilateral portions 18 and Ztl being cooperatively shaped with respect to the U-shaped members 72 so that the members 72 will snugly lit 4for maintaining the support member 4) in position, but can be removed by lifting them upwardly for slidfr v d ing oi removably from the remainder of the hanger at times when the hanger is desired to be kept in hat storage.

A garment support 4t) is preferably somewhat of'an umbrella top shape for providing a concave under surface indicated in FIGURE 2 at 78 with an outer surface 50 which is convex, as seen in top plan view in FIGURE 3.

' The oppositely inclined bilateral portions 1S and 20 coat does not hang looselyl at that back place immediately beneath the neck line.

A cross bar 130 is integrally formed with and ex` tends horizontally between Vthe lower ends of the bilateral portions 18 and 2% in a conventional manner. Outer ends 132 and 134 of the cross bar 130 are provided'with armsy 136 which are extended inwardly from the said Vends at a position lower down, spacedl apart and parallel to the cross bar 130. The arms 136, at their inward end, are provided with upraised bosses or upwardly extending portions 138.

Spaced inwardly from the intersections of the bilateral portions 18 and 20 and the cross bar 131i, pegs or stops 142 are provided integrally formed upstanding from the upper `surface of the cross bar 130 and are provided to prevent pants folded over the said cross bar from slid`r ing from side to side.

Referring now to the crossV section shownin. FIG- URE 4, folded pant trouser legs are shown folded over the cross bar 130 and tucked into slots, notches, or hollows 14S formed by the spacing or gap betweenthe armsV 136 4and the cross bar 130. 1t will be seen that portions'of the pants tucked into the hollows 148 will Arest upon the bosses `138 in two places whereby pants `without departing fromV the principles and spirit thereof,

andfor this reason, I do not wish toV be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formaof retaining pants on theV arms 136 with a minimum of indenting of the pants, whereby thek pants tend to remain in shape with'arminimum of wrinkling of the pants. The bosses -138 are called bosses rather than pegs to choose the word to best illustrate the function described in this paragraph. Y'

Each boss 138 preferably has a relatively sharp'cor-V ner 17) on that edge of each respective boss 138 which is adjacent the respective outer end of the cross bar 130.

The bosses 138 `will be seen `to each extend upwardly from its arm a distance of less than one-sixth ofthe length of the respective arm as defines the construction in which each boss is for the only purpose of preventing pants from sliding along the respective arm.

As shown and describedthis invention has provided improved means for neatly storing articles of clothing and as shown and described it is thought to be obvious that a garment hanger constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly well adapted for use, by reason of the convenience and facility withwhich it may be `assembled and operated, and it will also be obvious j that my invention can be changed and modied without departing from the principles and spirit thereof, and 'for' this reason, I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in practice, except as claimed. Thersupport 40 is made of a single layer of material.

From the foregoing description, it is thought to.be

tion of the several parts herein Vshown in carrying out my invention in practice, except as claimed.

1. A garment hanger Ahaving a rst member having an upper portion havingupper; surfaces oppositely inclined with respect to each' other and inclinedV with respect to the vertical in a conventional manner, said upper portion having downwardly extending forward and rearward side surfaces adjoining respective opposite sidesof said inclined upper surfaces/respectively, said rstmember havinga centrally disposed Ahook Vattached thereto and extending upwardly'therefrorn, a garment back support disposed; in-*use positionfextending outwardly from a back of the hanger, said supportv having an outer convex surface forA engaging kthe upper back area of a garment dis posedon said hanger, said support havingan attaching means attaching the supportto the upper, forward and side surfaces of said first member, said attaching means comprising twosubstantially U-shaped members having open under sides with said U-shaped members being attached to outer .extremities of said support .in spaced relation to each other with the convex surface of said support projecting outwardly and `downwardly to one side of-said attaching means, each ysubstantially U-shaped memberfhaving one side attached to that side of said support which is adjacent said hanger, said U-shaped members being disposed one on each side of said hook whereby each U-shapedi member can be detachably hooked onto said'oppositely inclined upper surfaces of said hanger, said rst member side surfaces being Vcooperatively shaped with respect to said U-shaped members whereby at times when said U-shaped members are hooked across the upper surfaces of said garment hanger they will engage theV downwardly extending surfaces of said garment hanger for firmly Vholdingrsaid support in said-outwardly extending Vposition'tol supporty the back portion of a garment, no portions of said convex surface rising substantial distances beyondsaidinclined upper surfaces whereby an economical construction` is dened.

2. The combination of claim 1 further comprising the featurey of there being only one single layer of material extending across the top `of the inclined upper, surfaces of said first member for economy, said single layer beingy defined by isaid U-shaped lmembers.the saidfU- shaped members and the said convex surface being formed of a single integral piece of material for economy.

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JORDANFRANK'LIN, Primary Excma-fier. 

1. A GARMENT HANGER HAVING A FIRST MEMBER HAVING AN UPPER PORTION HAVING UPPER SURFACES OPPOSITELY INCLINED WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER AND INCLINED WITH RESPECT TO THE VERTICAL IN A CONVENTIONAL MANNER, SAID UPPER PORTION HAVING DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING FORWARD AND REARWARD SIDE SURFACES ADJOINING RESPECTIVE OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID INCLINED UPPER SURFACES RESPECTIVELY, SAID FIRST MEMBER HAVIG A CENTRALLY DISPOSED HOOK ATTACHED THERETO AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY THEREFROM, A GARMENT BACK SUPPORT DISPOSED IN USE POSITION EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM A BACK OF THE HANGER, SAID SUPPORT HAVING AN OUTER CONVEX SURFACE FOR ENGAGING THE UPPER BACK AREA OF A GARMENT DISPOSED ON SAID HANGER, SAID SUPPORT HAVING AN ATTACHING MEANS ATTACHING THE SUPPORT TO THE UPPER, FORWARD AND SIDE SURFACES OF SAID FIRST MEMBER, SAID ATTACHING MEANS COMPRISING TWO SUBSTANTIALLY U-SHAPED MEMBERS HAVING OPEN UNDER SIDES WITH SAID U-SHAPED MEMBERS BEING ATTACHED TO OUTER EXTREMITIES OF SAID SUPPORT IN SPACED RELATION TO EACH OTHER WITH THE CONVEX SURFACE OF SAID SUPPORT PROJECTING OUTWARDLY AND DOWNWARDLY TO ONE SIDE OF SAID ATTACHING MEANS, EACH SUBSTANTIALLY U-SHAPED MEMBER HAVING ONE SIDE ATTACHED TO THAT SIDE OF SAID SUPPORT WHICH IS ADJACENT SAID HANGER, SAID U-SHAPED MEMBERS BEING DISPOSED ONE ON EACH SIDE OF SAID DETACHABLY WHEREBY EACH U-SHAPED MEMBER CAN BE DETACHABLY HOOKED ONTO SAID OPPOSITELY INCLINED UPPER SURFACES OF SAID HANGER, SAID FIRST MEMBER SIDE SURFACES BEING COOPERATIVELY SHAPED WITH RESPECT TO SAID RFACES BEING COOPWHEREBY AT TIMES WHEN SAID U-SHAPED MEMBERS ARE HOOKED ACROSS THE UPPER SURFACES OF SAID GARMENT HANGER THEY WILL ENGAGE THE DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING SURFACES OF SAID GARMENT HANGER FOR FIRMLY HOLDING SAID SUPPORT IN SAID OUTWARDLY EXTENDING POSITION TO SUPPORT THE BACK PORTION OF A GARMENT, NO PORTIONS OF SAID CONVEX SURFACE RISING SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCES BEYOND SAID INCLINED UPPER SURFACES WHEREBY AN ECONOMICAL CONSTRUCTION IS DEFINED. 